Removable brake for roller skates



Jan. 28, 1941. A ND r 2,229,632

REMOVEABLE BRAKE FOR ROLLER SKATES I Filed Feb. 3. 1939 Fig.1

INVENTORS Arlh uI' Benderand ChesferRakow WMA/W ATTORNEY.

Patented Jan. 28, 1941 PATENT OFFICE 2,229,632 asmovanu: BRAKE son nounssnares Arthur Bender and Chester Rakow, Arvern'e, Long Island, N. Y-

Application February 3,1939, set-inmates 4 Claims.

This invention rel-ates to skates, and more especially to a removablebrake for same, and particularly for roller skates, although with slightmodification it is also adapted for use with ice skates, particularlyfor doing fancy skating, as where a stop device is desirable to beapplied to hockey skates.

An object of the invention is to provide an inexpensive device which canbe readily applied, re-

paired, and reapplied to an ordinary pair of roller skates, particularlyof the kind shown as rink skates, and which are permanently attached tothe shoe, as by screws or rivets.

Another object is to provide such a device which may employ an ordinaryform of rubber heel as the replaceable braking element, so that when,due to continued use, the brake surface of the device has become worn,the device may be readily detached from the skate and shoe without thenecessity of using tools, and a new braking surface then applied to thedevice to replace the worn brake member, and thereafter the device maybe as readily reapplied to the skate without appreciable loss of time.

A further object is to provide such a device which can be inexpensivelystamped from sheet material and assembled with comparatively few partsand which is adapted for use on a large number of different sized andshaped shoes and skates without any variation in either the form or sizeof the device, thus eliminating the need of the supplier carrying alarge number of sizes to fit all sizes and types of skate and shoe.

All these and other objects as suggmted herebeiow are attained by themethod and means now to be described, and illustrated in theaccompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a side vertical elevationalview of a roller skate attached to a shoe and with applicants inventionapplied thereto for use in braking or reducing the speed of the skater,by the operation of tilting up on the toe of one or both skates.

Fig. 2 is a side elevational view showing applicants device removed fromthe skate and shoe and being somewhat enlarged over the view shown inFig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a top plan view from above of the device of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a bottom plan view from below of the same device.

And Fig. 5 is a vertical end elevational view, taken from the rear ofthe device shown in the previous figures.

Like numerals refer tollike parts throughout the several views.

There is illustrated in Fig. 1 a conventional type of rink roller skate,comprising a pair of front. and rear wheels H, H, rotatably supported on5 shaft-holding pedestals l3, l3 afllxed to theupper plate 22 of theskate, and containing a longitudinally-positioned bracing member I 2immediately below and substantially parallel to said member 22, asclearly shown in Figure 1. Above the skate L10; and screwed or rivetedthereto in conventional manner is a shoe l0 having a sole 10a and a heellflb, the bottom of which is integrally fastened on the upper surface ofskate member 22.

Applicant's device comprises essentially a re- [181 placeable brakingelement M which is preferably formed from an ordinary rubber heel, andthis is. so mounted on the skateshoe combination as to be readilyremovable therefrom when the rubber heel portion has become worn andneeds to be renewed. This brake member I, shaped in front and sideoutline substantially like that of the toe portion of the sole of theshoe and its adjacent skate portion, is removably attached, as by aplurality of rivets 2!, to a rigid metal plate II, which ioilows thecontour of the braking member [4 but extends somewhat rearwardlythereof, as clearly shown in Fig. 4. A pair of opposite side lugs l8,l6, integral with plate member ll, extend upwardly therefrom in manneras shown in Fig. 3 in the drawing to engage the side and top edges ofthe sole Illa of shoe l0. Likewise, a similar lug i5 is formed from thefront or member II to engage the sole lfla at that portion and soprevent the brake from sliding rearwardly when put into use.

Attached to one side of plate member II, as by a pivoting rivet 20, isan L-shaped connector or holding member l9, preferably made of springsteel, and adapted to pivot about member 20 and at the same time to besprung or bent upwardly to a slight extent. The end of member l9 extendssomewhat across the longitudinal center line of the device andterminates in a downwardly hooked portion 23 adapted to overlie the edgeof the skate member I! when in position on the skate.

A similar connection 18 also pivoted by a similar pivoting rivet 20 andpositioned on the other side of member If, as clearly disclosed, islikewise L-shaped but somewhat shorter in its shank or connectingportion, and its end likewise extends somewhat beyond the center line ofthe device and also terminates in a central downwardlyproiecting hookedportion 23. Thus the two 55 hooked portions of these connectors areadjacent to one another. one more rearwardly than the other and on theopposite side of the longitudinal member I! of the skate when inoperating Dolltion. They are pressed upwardly and swung outwardly to thetwo sides of theskate to release the whole device from the skate andshoe. And when replacing the device it is only necessary to press itonto the shoe sole from the front and slightly bend up the ends ofmembers II, II so the hook portion will swing above member l-l of theskate and come to rest beyond the other edge thereof, after which aslight return movement and releasing of each member will hook it aroundat opposite sides of skate member i2.

Suitable provision may be made if necessary to prevent any movement ofthe device toward the front of the skate but this is usually notnecessary since by the very act of braking. the device is pressedstrongly to the rear of the skate and is so retained in position by theclips around the soles of the shoe and the spring connectors on eachside of skate member l2.

Thus it will be seen that a very simple and inexpensive device has beenassembled which is cheap to make, strong and rugged in construction, andreliable in use. The braking member I may be of any suitable materialsuch as sole leather but it. has been found that a rubber heel servesthe purpose very well. Likewise, variations and adaptations of thefeatures of this device may be made without departing from the scope ofthe claims. For instance, if the device is to be asaaesa adapted for useon ice ska the braking member. instead of being made of rubber orleather might be of metal construction with sharp teeth such as existson the front portion of fancy skates.

Having now described the invention, what is claimed as new and for whichLetters Patent of the United States n desired, is:

1. As a new article of manufacture. a removable braking member for askate including a downwardly-facing frictional-surface member and meansfor removably fastening it in position below the toe portion of theskate, said removable fastening means including pivoted L-shapedconnectors with hooked ends adapted to engage opposite sides of alongitudinally-disposed skate member beneath its shoe-engaging Plate.

2. A removable brake for a roller skate and shoe. comprising a toe platehaving upwardlyprojecting shoe-engaging lugs and a downwardlyprojectingbraking member of rubber or leather, and removable means for fasteningsaid plate to the skate.

3. The invention as in claim 2, said removable fastening means includingresilient hooking members adapted to both swing and spring to lockingposition on opposite edges of a fixed skate portion.

4. The invention as in claim 2, said lugs being adapted to engage aroundthe front and both side portions of the sole of the shoe.

ARTHUR BENDER. CHES'I'ER RAKOW.

